CVE-2026-23745

Jan. 16, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

8.2
High

Description

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Node-tar
  • Node-tar
  • <7.5.3, 7.5.3

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a node-tar node-tar <7.5.3 / / / / / / /
a node-tar node-tar 7.5.3 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/340eb285b6d986e91969a1170d7fe9b0face405e
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-8qq5-rm4j-mr97

Tags

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CWE-22
2026-01-16
CVE-2026-23745

CVSS Score

8.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: ACTIVE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 16, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 16, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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